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G. A. SPROSS & R. MEEKER.

MERCHANDISE PACKAGE.

No. 305,977. Peteeted Sept. 30,1884.

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To all whom it may concern.-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE A. SPROSS AND ROLLA MEEKER, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

MERCHANDISE-PACKAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 305,977, dated September 30, 1884.

Application filed March 21, 1884. (N0 modehl Be it known that we, GEORGE A. SrRoss and ROLLA MEEKER, of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Merchandise-Packages; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to merchandise-packages, the object being to secure together two buckets orpails in such a manner as to greatly facilitate their handling and transportation.

The invention consists in the devices hereinafter described for securing two merchandisebuckets together, and in the combinations of partsset forth, and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents an elevation of a package,showing ourimprovement; and Fig. 2 illustrates the securing devices detached.

A A represent counterpart buckets containing butter, lard, or other product, and each provided with a cover, B, tightly secured by nails or equivalent means. One of the buckets is inverted, so that the two covers B B will rest in close contact.

C C represent links formed at both ends with eyes 0 0. These links are secured at diametrically-opposite points to the buckets by staples D D. These staples may be of any preferred form, and one prong of each staple enters an eye of one of the links O, and both prongs are then driven into the pails. We prefer to secure one link 0 permanently to each pail, to facilitate the joining of the two. The staples are preferably bent outwardly at a point adjacent to the prong which secures to prevent the pulling out of the staples D D. k

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to have secured by Letters Patent, is

A merchandise-package consisting of two covered pails, one inverted upon the other, secured together by perforated links, and staples driven through the links and into the pails, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we have signed thisspecification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEO. A. SPROSS. ROLLA MEEKER. Vitnesses:

ELLA L. HAMILTON, Tnos. H. Tut-tor. 

